The Critic Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 3, 2016 -> 07:31 AM) Anybody fly out of O'hare the last few weeks? From what I've heard the TSA lines are back to normal for the most part, no more 2 hour lines. I flew out of O'Hare to Vegas on the Thursday before Memorial Day and the TSA lines flew. I think the negative attention caused an over-reaction of service and I benefited from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 24, 2016 -> 10:24 AM) Southwest is the best domestic airline hands down. This is fact. Actually, that's Virgin America. Fly that once and be spoiled forever. Get the best of both worlds with a Chase Sapphire Preferred card. Points can be moved to United, Southwest, Virgin America, or KLM-Air France miles. Edited June 11, 2016 by Deadpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Ya Virgin America is great. A few of the times Ive flown with them they handed out free tablets to use on the flight and had free wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 11:13 PM) Ya Virgin America is great. A few of the times Ive flown with them they handed out free tablets to use on the flight and had free wifi. I'll go along with the idea that SWA is number one just because Virgin America doesn't go as many places, VA offers an international-type experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Filed to get Global Entry two weeks ago, got approved yesterday, found out the next available interview is in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 14, 2016 -> 08:31 AM) Filed to get Global Entry two weeks ago, got approved yesterday, found out the next available interview is in August Yeah, the interview wait times are very long. I had to wait over 2 months. The good (though frustrating) news is that the "interview" is basically just a formality. It's an opportunity for them to run your fingerprints and ask a few basic questions. I was there for 5 minutes and got an instant approval. That's kind of the frustrating part, though - you wait 2 months for an interview and it takes them 5 minutes to give you a "yes" or "no" answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 If you are willing to drive out to NW IN, you can get same day interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 That's true for TSA PreCheck, but Global Entry interview centers are more limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 15, 2016 -> 11:43 AM) That's true for TSA PreCheck, but Global Entry interview centers are more limited. Yes, much easier to get TSA interviews right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Where does Virgin even go? For the longest time, weren't they some UK carrier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 11, 2016 -> 05:47 PM) I'll go along with the idea that SWA is number one just because Virgin America doesn't go as many places, VA offers an international-type experience. It takes just one bad experience to hate an airline (for me, United) but I feel like SWA seems to "take care" of its customers better. Maybe it's just coincidence but if a flight is canceled it seems less of a hassle to get yourself righted in the right direction on SWA. They get you on a flight and it's actually where you want to go, not connecting in Atlanta to get to Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) Stuff like this should not happen in a civilized society. TSA should have somebody with common sense patrolling the area. To beat up a teenage girl with brain cancer is horrifying. And the family is only suing for 100,000 bucks. Hopefully the jury will award them a lot more. Get your act together, government. Some apologists on here will say the girl/parents deserved it. She might have had a bomb on her, etc. Again, I ask for common sense. This kid could have died. I wonder how many elderly people have been tackled. http://reason.com/blog/2016/07/01/tsa-assa...an-returning-ho Edited July 2, 2016 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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